Accidents - Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
STATES HE WAS ON THE ROOF CLEANING OUT GUTTERS, FELL AND SLIPPED IN THE SHRUBS. C/O LT ANKLE PAIN. LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
54YOM WHILE HANGING ONTO A GUTTER AT HOME, GUTTER BROKE,FELL INJURING RT ANKLE;DISLOCATED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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